{"id":476475,"date":"2021-11-16T23:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/?p=476475"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:00:20","slug":"there-are-more-people-using-bitcoin-wallets-than-bank-accounts-says-el-salvador-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/news\/there-are-more-people-using-bitcoin-wallets-than-bank-accounts-says-el-salvador-president\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are More People Using Bitcoin Wallets Than Bank Accounts, Says El Salvador President"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Salvador had made history when it became the first sovereign nation to make bitcoin a legal tender. The September 7 official adoption had sent the entire space into jubilation as it had marked a significant stride for BTC. Barely a teenager, the digital asset had grown from being a relativity unknown internet coin to become the official legal tender of a country.<\/p>\n

Since then, El Salvador has made strides when it comes to bitcoin. The country had gradually increased its stake in BTC after its first purchase on what has come to be known as \u201cBitcoin Day\u201d in the country. Adoption of the government-issued bitcoin wallet, Chivo, had grown rapidly as residents of the country took advantage of the $30 sign-up bonus.<\/p>\n

It would seem that the adoption was moving at a more rapid pace than expected. Only two months after the law went into effect, President Nayib Bukele has made a revelation regarding the number of citizens who are using bitcoin.<\/p>\n

BTC Wallets Being Used More Than Banks<\/h2>\n
President Nayib Bukele had provided updates at various stages after the adoption on how many people were using Chivo. The number had hit over one million users in the first ten days<\/a> following September 7th. Subsequent weeks had seen even more adoption by residents who were beginning to accept the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
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Bitcoin was introduced as a way to make sure that residents of El Salvador, most of them largely unbanked, would have access to services that they would otherwise be locked out of. It would seem El Salvadorians have taken full advantage of this.<\/p>\n
Bukele took to Twitter to announce that as of November 15th, there were more people using bitcoin wallets than those holding bank accounts.<\/p>\n
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There is one country on Earth, where there are more people using #Bitcoin<\/a> wallets than bank accounts.<\/p>\n
Prolly nothing. https:\/\/t.co\/bZb4M6XZZZ<\/a><\/p>\n
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n